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tod thoie tt eight if ordered careful attention gfrca to ererv order the rant cf commercial trarel- ien f ally tact john williams stocktakixg -sale- boots and shoes fruit treesy small fruits f and ornamental stmbberr reve bcoct acton hit been tnxr wle treat far this tecuou for tbe taos old hxiicner xcrserr s ifcnlso 5 lo take orders for the ttbitree till iruiu or ihrcb rated reh c utcorsiatht iljntlrated ctttlotrne a the baiacy xtz prod art of the old eociatcr parser- are- ki ova to be generally reliable aad bn aacjed and i can promifc aatiftaory ct to til xlia purcbasc atoct froa cie rncesreatottle eevkb cook gent picture frames at witees beoteees piotureg -at- waters beotsehs j cornice poles burner eocu koniaingf cords xiit glut beveltd hirrors autlsrs materials wiasor txetttoss at waters brothers 25 wtntjhait steeeu oueleh the actox pree press i have decided to give 10 oftnry alread low prices j for the next thirty day- to makeyoom for my spring i goods i kco it- pilioiti light and loft and itnoothod with caro trijjht i hat i t worried little boy ctn get qo reft tctilght i i ctcnot tleep he nlgiit it loeg thew f urely mutt be iomething rroag urdotrny bed or which i fed j ko thankful every aigtit iihtrdtcdrmtieatlyltnrc i and with for morning light i have not tang my goodnight ict sor aid my prayer for aaethiug wroai thciilrer taoon looki doiru on uic whose light i love 10 well but when i look tt her i feci j shes something tad to tell i it xt iny eaoifort til are cccc and aouiothlng whiipert e an taag ah ilttio boy tit cocicicuce ncttii the lie joa told todty still unrepealed bricgt uarett and drives yoar tleep i twsy kail now on beadod kneo be jtroag iad tell joar tit rioar you trcwroag ckitf paper price theee cent f agnes uv ulilv e uorvn code 31 us acne or yocr lanchii be coid u sioce athc kiud old liouleener luokti iuto ill rooau iter o took on ko tntioct ct- preation as she nw the boncedjoan head and heard the smothered sobs of the mi tresc at whoui the wu ta uusolliflilv foiid what it it honey did the letter brin bad dews tell mc all aloat it and may be the llhut of oot iroahft make it etiier lo bear agnes raised her head and looked tt hrs wiliard in a dated tort ot way for tn in- slant then with an effort she controlled herself sufficiently lo speak and nubarthen her mind of the tsd truth which pressed so heavily upon it well toon be wilhoct a home mrs- willard the money that papa left toe is all lost that letter ts to tell me well hiu acnes yoa hive yoar coarin ernest to look to he will take care of yoa a crimson flash chased away the girls pallcr hush mrs willarj donupeakof him to me acain he is married the news came this mornidx bad lack to him and he engaged to yoo1 ho is a blackhtarte ko ilrs willard hes only fickle and ihoagbtleas he fell desperately ia lave with the ptetty yoang thiaj he hts mar ried and they have- made a runaway matc i am filod he foand oct the est are of his liking for me before instead cf after oar union had taken place he had a ooasinly fondness for me that wis all apies spoke with a qciet dignity which silenced her listener at once well come andhave yoar icnch now i broiled sbitof chicken for yoaiodlhope it will taste good sitting here and fret ting wont mend things a bit she succeeded in coaxing agnes into the diningroom and poared her s cop of frag- rant hocha laid the mcrning paper beside her plate and then left her alone agnfc sipped the coffee and tasted the chicken then she glanced over the col umns of the newspaper an advertisement attracted herattention it was this wanted a honsekeeper she mast be active and goodtempered as well as competent to direct the domeaica nnder her particalar charge address e co box i have a large stock of felt boots on hand which i will sell cheap note tke prices- half fox 140 h i whole fox 8165 i have a good stock of trunks valises i will sell cheap also remember this is for cash only w williams mid street acton to her and bow the plan is likely to 1 a weed agaeis raodeit face at once attracted the iavalidi fancy and she was engaged to take thrplaoe the following week j she fulfilled her datieiaatiifactorilyiud after a few montfai ibe became fondly at- tabbed to the feeble old lady and foood a real pleasure in trying to make her life asj happy as it coald be while enduring so much pain her death came saddeulyi and wis each a ehock to the kind young cuetaker that at first it put all other thoughts oat of her mind then ihe awoke to the knowledge that the mast leave the hospitable home that had sheltered her whcu the broached the matter to mr darant however he would not listen to it and to her great surprise supplemented his refastl by an offer of marriage i never thought to pat trust in woman ji again he widj but i have learned to thus agnes made peace between the father and daughter and when the tweet gift of a young tool clad m mortal guise came to her own arms a few months later he wu received with a joy which wu not dimmed by the feeling that her own little son was an interloper taking the inheri tance from the rightful heir aud the bless ing which ispromised to ill peacemakers descended upon the happy home making it like a foretaste of heaven to live within its boundaries for all was harmony sad love a red ribbon buy happy kaw year happy new year the first sun of the year did not shine brighter than johnnie eyes nor wu the i pink it had painted on the sky any deeper than the glow jack frost had brought to j his cheeks and he took a brisk walk to give i 11 a morning greeting to his grandfather like to ice yoa sboat this lonesome old j u l 1 happy sew tear my boy howmach house loo are still on the sunny aide of- ir j r t r t i bigger have yoa grown since last sew year i lile and i am forty bat i will try toij make voa happy uo dot answer me now thick of whit i have said and give mei my reply tomorrow tt this time j r o- a j l i 3 1 1 i u see as soon a i get back surprised and bewildered at the sudden t j and how much better have proposition agues withdrew from sir j 4 dncanls presence gr0wtl was there sch a thing at true love in the worldv she questioned hcrjelf that ic iu l tnaua lieirtv i dont know yet t havent measured but theres a mirk on a door at home and you lumber shingles amd lath rasoaderfcigeeddtsirei toioorin the ijablie tntt he tts caw on htad and will fcep to t f lice cf pine tad hemlock as well tt coal stwood cotllciceit ol tlrc tprepi loiipjilf ii kite of wvl tlioiffoodctockofwood f liilwoodr i0n- tou pries fliodisdcocldellvcred aileb bllowl the leadikg- local newspaper of haltoa coaa- mutual fire iksurahce comp estasusbzd 18iq head office cueliph arttrfibaildinctuerchcddim lunnfictorie u other descrlptlooi of proporty a tfa altmkotosrikin w8une onasdavidj on breiident soc etary j vohn tayuob arenl hy pullithcd tvery tbcrsdiy uijr- actok ont- snfccriiiji price onlj- 1 ll in linna try it or three konthi for 25 cent weaypfgj 5te t 3irchell desires to inform the people of acton nd sorroandiags that he is prepared to take orders for weaving all kinds of fancy bag carpeu flannel sheeting shirting end dress goods striped orplaidu will or plain also bed blankuaud kotcebianketf two yards wide andover j i willguarautee that i wiilgivegood satisfactioo to all farmers and others who will favor me with their patronage t mitcheu i wanted foql reliable men eta find pnntuw etn- vx ployment for wajile grova nurserim of waterloo k v good salary and expenses paid fanbj goods ix great variety i desire to lafena cay cuiserocf custoaicrs that i have purchased a fine variety of goods for the xmts trade coujpnticgt tlilendid lot of toilet articles ia hair tooth and kail brushes the finest ferftrcifls in the mkxkftt i have also the fiaest stock ia ladies satchels ever shown in acton for xmts presents i have t beautiful selection of albums booklets c we also kop au the authorized school books and school supplies hymn books pent pencils slates ink etc wo keep a large selection of spectacles to ipil all sights i giro as a call before purchasing dont for get the place eekly liberal inducements to beginners outfit free fprertous experlaoee not wgnlred etbiiibod over 80 years all gwodi fitttc write at once for terms addrowjw ucksr r4 onmaasccrbt thomas out ututjwu this paper deug store i will have to earn my living now thought agnes with a sigh and i kept house for papa so why cant i for same one else at any rate i will answer this advertisement and learn what kind of duties are required she wrote a note and sent it to the given address the following day brought a reply from lr darant requesting her to call at the writers house and giving its number aad the name o the street after a long walk she reached the place it was an imposing loo king mansion a caxrisge was drawn up before it ana a liveried footman ran up the steps and gave a tremendous peal at the bed glancing at agnet curioasly as he did so a servant came to the door agnes gate him her card and he moved noiselessly away returning soon to say please sliss walk into the library a gentleman was seated at the table writing he tarred his head as agnes en tered and looked at her carelessly at first then curiously his eyes were very dark and bright and their expression was one of unmistakable surprise are yoa the lady who answered my ad vertisements he asked yes eir said agnes timidly feeling for the first time that shelid done a very foolish thing inimagining herself compet ent or the position i was struck with the businesslife con ciseness of your note kiss beifont and hoped to find myself suited in obtaining a substitute for the faithful person who is leaving me but with a half smile hope you will pardon me for saying that your youth is against yon agnes tried to make her voice steady as she answered bat in spile of her e3orts it trembled i never had any trouble with oar own servants sir and so i thcaght i might manage other peoples but i see my mis- take u i must again ask pardoa for intruding my opinions upon you- but why may i ask have you selected this particular line of employment would not the occupa tion ota teacher be more suited to the sta tion to which you evidently belong it wax s sudden impulse which led me to answer your notice poorpapabas been gone from me a whole year and now i have just heard that all the mouey he lef t is kit it was invested in a fire insurance com pany which has failed i must esjn my living some way and so you pluckfly- seized the first chance thst seemed to present itself good i like your spirit the taking of such a trying and responsible place as that of the directing spirit of my household machinery vrould not be feasifalebut i have an in valid atmt who is about to part with her companion a lady who bai- come into a small property lately and so does not need the position any longer if you succeed in making a favorable impression upon the old lady who is rather set in her way it will be a much easier employment than that of bousekeepiug i will conduct you her own ad experience taught her to an swer xo she did not love mr duratil but tbe was cofiuu of a feeling of rcpect and of admiration fr inm he had not professed toloiclier it wucld 1c purely friendly union and urn i rat the truest kind of rutrriaiir nfttr all thai die reisarej djun her conscicn- tiju cjruplf- ktx ui lat made up her mind to tell sir duraiit that if he would take her fur his wife knotvigg that her heart had ooue rtctived a blow which had given love its dentil wound and to accept fritfndchip and respect intead she woald be to him a rue and faithfel companion throughout lifes journey sir da nut wie pleased with bercaador and after a bref delay they were married the young wife proved like t rty of sun- shine iu the grand old boce every room showed tokens of the change that bad been inaugurated with its new mistress and best of all agues learned to love her hus band not wiiii the romantic devotion which had chanctcrired the first love that hsd ended sd disastrously but with a calm enduing attelioo which wasftr better calculated to make its ohject happy one morning while locking over some omfiahiaaed daguerrec types packed away in the drawer of an eld cabinet agnes came upon an exquisitely painted minia ture of a yoaeg girl the artist had de picted the scet face with t smile curving thedelictte lips dimpling the pink cheeks and laughing roguuhly out of the eyes as blue as the fitrllossom agues hastened with her newfound treasure to the library her husbands fav- orite hiunt she held the picture toward him sec what i have found what a shame for such a beautiful face to be hidden away in a place which is so seldom visited sir darant glanced up with a pre-occu- pied look but as his eyes rested apon the picture with a suddcu darkening of his usually calm face and with a lowering brow he casght it from agnes and threw it across the room then seeinc by his wiles pallor that he had startled her he calmed himself by a supreme effort and said it is through your ignorance of my past agues that you have given me such a wound that picture represents my daugh ter grace her very existence coat the life cx her fairyoang mother and when i at last forgave her that debt and gave her the warmest place left in ray benumbed heart he deserted raft for a stranger and again i was left desolate she proved an icgrate xerer mention her to me again agres i have learned to depend upon yoar love aud sympathy do not disap point me agnes stood for an instant in mate sur prise lodging bat not dtrimf to plead for forgiveaeis far the discarded child of whose existence she had now heard for the first time it teemed so cruel for her to be eujiyingf the beautiful home of her noblehearted ght of k smnalca- hnsband while his daughter was an exila from it but ague hid the rare gift of pitiencej so she 63 id nothing until she could see the way clear not to injure the case of- the absent one but from the time when her husband first disclosed to her the carefalls guarded secret at his heart she determined to eventually effect a reconciliation j by inquiries she learned the whole bit ter truth gtace darant hadfallenia lovt with the son of sir durants bitter enemy and hopeless of gaining her fathers consent to their marriage had yielded to the eni- treaties cf her young lover and had made a clandestine match with him he had lived bat a few years and then had left faia darling to battle with the world and to tr and wrest a living from it for herself an i baby boy f surely agnes had something to work ag oa who could resist the thaught of little grandson she pat herself at once tion with her elepdaughter and succeeded in obtaining the childs picture again she went to her husband with ja likeness but this time oft dimpled darl eyed boy he received it from her carelessly loo edst it at first in a listless way then roused into sudden inteutness who is this agnes v the yoang wife trembled bat she an swered bravely j it is your grandson and namechild his father is dead and his mother yoar only daughter is sapportmg herself y giving maiic lessons oh my haaband of yoa love me forgive and forget the past take your dear one into your heart ad home sir darant looked at the fair youig pleader cqrioasly a suspicion moisture dimmed for an instant the brigbtnms his dark eyes then he said tlowly do you know what yoar wtercessibn will cost you that is i i accede to yo ir request agnes think well of what yu are doing my will it made ud it is yoar favor burn it destroy it i it it amtut hire is your rightful heir andagdm poinlbd totbe blooming childish f aoe with n eai n- est beseeching gesture you nro a good little thing agnes am not dfloeived iu you i readit m yt or face when i first saw you be it as you y i have enough for all oh i cant tell thai j havent got that mirked anywhere yoa knowv somebody has it marked johnny you will have to meet the record some day its a bad thing to bo growing older and bigger without growing wiser and better isnt it yes sir im going to begin this very day and try how much better j can grow by next year if you lue you mean and dont forget dear boy toak for help where help is foucd what it this bit at ribbon v that why grandfather iliat i my letuperaiiji badge im a red ribbon boy dont yoa know that v and what are red ribbon boys god fort why sir theyre art army to fight against old king alcohol johnny doub led up hw fists and walked up aud down the room with big steps youd hear about it at the bandof iiope if you go there theyre going to fight all their lives against wine and beer and whiskey and some of us take the tobacco pledge too were never going to put the nasty staff in oar mouths a long as we live donrforget it johnny its a long fight yoa have before you but you will win one day though your grandfather will not live to see it and the victory will be as glorious as the world will ever see stand by your colors wherever you go john went out and walked home with hi eyes and- cars- full cf pleasant sights and sounds bells were jingling and sleigh runners crunching over the crisp snow while horses pranced gayly and ftces filled with the merriment of the xew year beamed on every side come here johnny come snd take a ride someone shoaled to him a big sleigh load of young men was passing among whom was one whom he had often seen at his fathers hcuae the sleigh made a dash towards him aud he wu seized aud swung in among them almost before he knew it and then flying like the wind through the sharp sir were making calls johnny and we j want n nice young fellow- like yoa along for were a jolly set yoa see johnny thought it very nice indeed and was well pleased when they soon drove ap before a flight of marble steps at seeing that the house was one where he had often been with his mother aji it was still nicer to co into the hall where one might almost think he had hap- peuediatofainland itself brightly bloom ing flowfrs and evergreens were on every side brilliant in the gaslight which shut oat the sober color of the rooming and then under silken curtains they walked in- to a room more beautiful still in johnnys eyes for there was a table shining with glass and chins and silver made prettier by the dainty things they held johnnys eyes took in admirably the great fruit in stands in the centre of e table with ito beautiful arragement- at color while the frosted cakes and the andwitches made him realise how very soon alter breakfast a boys appetite can revive on a winters morning j happy new year happy xew year there was a wonderful amount of cherry greeting and merry clatter the pretty young lady of the house and two or three friends with her seemed glad to see them all johnny too who was soon settled ou a sofa with a plate liberally filled with tht good things from the table but ust as he was holding ap a cluster of crapes something else caught his eye andheset it down without tasting he looked again aad then put his plate of good ies on the sofa and walked into the gay circle ilr well i dont know what your name is but did you evar know my cousin phil jinny his dear childish voice cut through the hamcf conversation and every one was listening when he stopped but no one answered his question he had spoken a name which for months had been unheard among those who knew it well or spoken only as we speak in huihed tones the name of one who is dead crjfar worse did yoa he repeated did you know my cousin phil murray yes i did my little fellow i thought perhaps yoa didnt any way i dont think j oa know something i know about him mother cries about him yet he drank some whisky and it made him angry and cross pot a bit like himself and then he began toquarrel with another young man they said he didnt know what he wardoing bat he took a pistol and shot and they thought the young man wasnt hurt very bad but he died yes he did sir and then they put my cousin phil in prison and when they let hin out after a great while cause they said he didnt mean to he came to our house just once and his face was white and hit eyes looked strange and we dont know where be is my mother sayi he spoke slowly accent ing with the little forefinger that my cousin phil began drinking wine and then got to drinking justthat you have in that little glass im a red ribbon boy so i ought to tell you so youll know and then you wont take wine j i wish some one had told poor cousin phil there was a tremor in his voice ko one interrupted him as be that uncovered the picture of a family sorrow at only a child coald have done but the glasses were quietly tet down eiery she remembered well the bright youw fellow who only year before had been the lifo of tucb gath ering as this miss iuynrolmoy turned to the young lady who had filled hit plate for himtj you didnt know course yoa didnt or j yoa wouldnt have wine on yoar pretty table that its wrong to give it to fqlks bat if youll go to the baud of hope theyll tell you all about it oh johnny 1 miss may pot her arm around the little speaker and thew were tears ia her eyes i dii know oat 1 didnt think about it as i ought im glad you came for i shall never do it again johnny sat down and finished his lunch with great satisfaction after which be took his leave im glad i told them be said to him self at he breathed the sweet breath of the outside air and felt tbethe sunlight pleas- ant to his eyes after the glare of the gas cause now theyll know aud theyll never touch it again veir tori obnenrr a boys religion if a boy is a lover oft the lord jet is christ though he cant lead a prayer- meeting or bo a church officer or a preach er be can be s godly bor in a boys place he ought not tobe too solemn or too qaiet for a boy he need not cease to be a boy because he is a christian he ought to run jump play climb and yell liko a real boy bat in it all he oaght to be free from vulgarity and profanity he ought to es chew tobacco in every from and have a horror of intoxicating drinks he ought to be peaceable gentle merciful generoas he ought to take the part of small boys agtiust large on en he ought to aii- conrige fighting he ought to refese to be a party to mischief to persecution to de ceit and above all tilings tie ought now and then to show hi color he need not alwajs be interrupting a game to say that be i a ciinttiao but he ouht not be ashamed to hay that he refuses to d j mine- thing because it u wrong aud wicked or because he fears god or ia a christiau he ought to take no psrt iu the ridicule of sacred things but met the ridicule of others wiih a bold statement that for the things of god he feels thedeepest revereoee selected 4 a single shad produces 100003 eggs and only about 5000 are hatched naturally by the artifical method 93000 are sac- oessfullj hatched of the us swans on the thames its be long to the crown 94 to the timers com- paoy and 71 to the dyers company there is a regular keeper a mushroom described by a physician of portland ore as having sprung up ia a single night near his dooretep measured twentyfour iucbes in circumference and weighed 1j pounds the cherrywood cradle in which mrs ruth hull of wuiiogford cu was rocked wtiea a baby has been made into a cosin for that good lady who at tjl bears death knockingalittle way off- aluminum is coming into use as a ma terial fpr dental plates it is light has neither odor lor taste is not affected by food or the secretions of the mooth and costs about one sixth as much as silver dlce javok a spkee saw sir i ran him down hes dnmk on madderry i didnt shoot him so said our little stableboy john henry we examined the beautiful blue jay it was lying iu the boys baud with a sort of contented dolcr far nitate expression ou ks face its saucy eyes were elated and fearless its head wsgged ridicnloujy in the effort to bold it ap it was a common north american drunk nothing less itbs bird was intoxicated on the berries of the pride of china known throughout the south as the poison or madberry iu florida thousands of respectable northern robins that would binah to do it at home- are found lying about in the state of grossest druakenneaa from the same caase we wondered if some blue ribbon society might not be profitably started among these poor birds botthey do not know any better we have this advantage over them we know the madberjy wnen we see it it is to our disgrace if we donotleut alone what a boy shocld learv lites tale usjuut tolv a little girl a social whirl and tbel a wcioaj ahttlewhlle a glance inihe how yer hnmtnj a man wul jring a dainty rng tbelr truth ts riighuxl a mammal tear a trouueaa dctr ppai delighted a utile flat a tnvottthat couruhlp attended a little wbfr a little girl the story ended the vaueoixovgevity f dr felfxl- oswald ii writing of the value of longevity skja j can there be a doubt that burns and- keats foresaw the issue of tbeinstragile against bigotry or tat cervantes in the gloosi of bis misery kould read the signs of tbelwn presaging a sunburst of postbu- nious fame spinoza aud schillor died t the thresv hold of their coal r pascal harvey macao ley duoke and bicbst left tieir inimitable works hall finished kapha 1 mozart add byron died at the verge cf a summit which perhaps no other foot shall ver approach the price of longevity would redeem the mortjragc of onr earthly aradise and it can be prolonged and si ould be with care and the ue of proper ti edlctne at the riht time owing tn the stress tho rorry and the aouovance of ever day lii there is oo- doubt but thai tens o then sands of tneu and women yearly fillpremj tnre gravee ilpecili slier iriddle lii 3 should a care ful watch he kep over ones jbyaicalcoudi loin the hymptonii of 1 idney disease sich as becoming easily ti ed headache neuralcia feeble heart actio i fickle appe tite asplcndid feeling one dky and an all gooe oae the next persistant eonghtronble iu urinatioi etc tiould be diligently look- ed into and at once stopped through a faith fal use of wsrners safe cure which bat j cured tens of thousands of sacb trouble and will cure yours j experiencing noittiu in the region of the kidney is uo cvidtajce hat they are uot diseased as those eai purifying orgaat have very iewnejj5as of- sensation and oftentimes too kidcwyb art positively rot ting and being pasip awaj through the urine before the victim ia aware that be is offering from advanced kidney diseejbb- which is only another name for brignm t disease slhrmslvg detjdxeks to run- to swim to carve to be neat to be honest to make a fire to cut kindlings to sew on a button to be punctual to do an errand to sing if he can tobauou his mothers boots to haug up his hat to help the boy smaller than himselfi to sperk pleasantly to an old woman to hold his head erect to help his mother or sister to remove his hkt onentering snybod house to read aioad wbori requested to wipe his boots on the mat to keep bis finger nails from wearing moarning fc to pat every garment in its proper place to close the door qnietly especially if there is a sick person in the bouse to lift the baby out of ibe cradle and hold it for half an hour to treat the girls so well that they will wish be was their brother to respect his teacher the foolish friexiw ahe rev a b donning d d the manager of thecortffrcjtoftoiioiirf pobliauintf house and ssblfath schdbl work and one of the busiest met m bos tin is an off band apprjaohtblcoiao witha bright winning faceeasy manner andjfwsonal magnetism thai contribute much ta hit success he baa none of ihdoutwarrj eigne of his cleri cal calling but looks tolire littjo a busjoess man he travels nearly au httimei said he says that ittthe carjbe generally paisea as a drummer and is reiogoised by tb tra- ternity as one of their dumber on going to minneapolis one ajtordsjyj evepiijg smart young ejlow apbroacbjjd nffc pn fre and esy wky i going to atpp over sdndspr yes replied the doctor j stop at thej blank hotel 1 suppose ko i am going to stop with a friend come round o the hoiel tomorrow afternoon and well bate a racket quite a number of the boys will be there but tomorrow is uudayl 1 know it andthatfb whywe have such a good time o i think that we fellows who are travelling all the tune ought to keep sun day said the octor yesasferlted the drninmer good- utowediy bat ill be yoa woutlv ill tell you what ill ill goto church tomorrow if you will 111 do it where shall we go to the first congregational its the best charcfi in town all right ill be there but ill bet you wont the drummer was there according to bit- promisejtod oduld hardly believe hit byes when he5f his friend of the night before ascend to the palpit- dr danning triidto find him after the wrvice but be had fled ltxuiun jokrnal sound sleepebh j iu the depth of the forest there lived two foxes who had never had across word with each other one of them said ooeday id the politest fox language left quarrel k very well said the other as you please dear friend but howhah we set about it oh it cauaot be difficult said num ber one twolegged people fallout why should not we so they tried all sorts of ways but it could not be done oecaute each one would give away at last nam bet one fetched two stones therei said he yon say theyre yours and ill tay theyre mine and we will quarrel and fight aad scratch xnw ill begin these stones are miner very well knswered the other yon are welcome to tbfra bat we shall never quarrel at this rite 1 cried the other jumping and licking bit fce- yoa old simpleton dont yoa know it takes two to mike a quarrel so they gave it up at a bad job aud never tried to play tbit silly game again seitcud i mr boyle says that itrts one of the amusements of west africashow strang ers how a fautee boy can shjbp a friend of his wishing to aroase eoce servants and send them to close the shatters aud lock the doors said to him ill show yoa something which yoa woaldnj behove ou hearsay therkon ho grasped a boy- by the heelt dragged him a yard or so turned him over j and roughly lifted him to a sitting posture the yoath sat up rabbedhiseyeascrttched hi head aud went to sleep again as he lay to another he did the same with a like re mit hauug thus got he two alongside fast asleep be dragged one on top the other and lefithem a moment they slumbered 1 placidly in that position hetban rana- muck at them being in slippers and ujeet the pair and ordered them aloud to ciose the shutters they both got np eyes wide open and apparently conscious one walk ed gravely downstairs the other retired with all semblance of reason to the pantry alongside the one who went down came up again in two minutes still with hit eyes wide open and leisurely lay down to sleep again the other we fcand fist snoozing in the pantry on a stool we took them up and shook toem violently they rubbed them- selves and went to sleep again dragging them into the- dloingroom without a word they sdeatly set aboal their work fattening shutter and doors do you think they ire make taked my friend tell theb to gef yoa tome tbjng they qaletly went back their work com pletodaud dropped asleep upon their mats fast supintd with alee all to timet i t vl t7 a man ofhonof respecujhiiword a he does his bond 1 dondt meddle with business yoa know nothing about help others when you can bot nerex give what yoa cannoitflord becaotetjt it fubibbable v l learp lo sayko ko nebesaltyfor wap- ping it out dog fish ion bat say ii firmly and reapeputtuy m b31